Carton.



No. 898,355. PATENTED SEPT. s, 1908. F. F. GOKEY, W. R. CHAMBERS & W.ErLAPRESEL CARTON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT; .SAID LAPRESE ASSIGNOR OF HIS ONE-THIRD RIGHT TOMICHAEL DORN, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 29, 1905.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Serial No. 276,303.

To all whom it may concern:

I tion 3 of the receptacle. The ordinary pad- Be it known that we, FRANKF. GOKEY, i look 11 passes through the staple on the out WILLIAM R.CHAMBERS, of Winooski, and WILLIAM E. LAPRESE, of Burlington, in thecounty of Ohittenden and State of Vermont, citizens of the UnitedStates, have invented certain ,new and useful Improvements in Cartons;and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in cartons or receptacles forholding liquor and the like.

The object of our invention is to provide a simple, and effective devicefor securing the contents from removal, after being placed therein bythe manufacturer, by means of a lock which secures the two parts of thereceptacle together, the key to which is placed under a seal carried bythe receptacle, and cannot be removed without breaking the seal oftransparent material, so that the purchaser has evidence whether or notthe receptacle has been opened after it left the manufacturer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of areceptacle closed by a lock, and a key showing through the transarentseal, and the bottle shown in dotted ines. Fig. 2, is a transversehorizontal sectional view taken on the line xx of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is anenlarged perspective view of a section of the inside of the cover,showing a backing for the recess.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents a receptacle which, asshown, is of two telescoping sections 2 and 3, which are securelyconnected together by a lock which, as shown, is in the form of a hasplock 4. One part 5 is secured to the upper portion 2 of the receptacleby any desired means, and is hinged at 6, which is the dividing linebetween the sections, the lower hinged portion 7 being provided with aslot 8 which is adapted to receive a staple 9 carried by the otherportion 10 of the hasp, which is carried by the lower secside of thehinged member 7, securely locking the two sections of the receptacletogether, and thus it will be impossible to separate the two sections,and remove the contents without unlocking the padlock.

The upper section 2 of the receptacle is provided with an opening 12 inone side which is provided with a backing of paper 13 which is cementedto the inner face of the section, and thus forms a receptacle to holdthe key of the padlock, the backing preventing the key from passing intothe box. The key 14 is then placed in said receptacle and a seal 15placed over said opening 12, and thus the key cannot be removed forunlocking the lock without breaking the seal. The said seal ispreferably of transparent material, so that the key is readily visiblewithin the receptacle.

The receptacle, as shown, is of an oblong form, and ada ted to receive abottle which is shown in otted lines in Fig. 1, and as shown, in Fig. 2,we provide a packing of fluted paper 16 which firmly holds the bottle inthe receptacle against movement, and prevents the same from becomingbroken.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. An original manufacturers bottle inclosing case comprising twoseparable parts, a'lock securing the two separable parts together, thecase having a space to receive a key for said lock, and a breakable sealfor said space inclosing the key as and for the purpose described.

2. An original manufacturers package, comprising a two-part case, aseparate and removable bottle within said case, a lock securing saidparts closed, the case having an inwardly-extending recess to receive akey for said lock, and a breakable seal forming an outer wall for therecess to inclose said key, as and for the purpose described.

3. An original manufacturers bottle-in closing case, comprising atwo-section telescoping case, a lock for securing the two sections intheir telescoped position, the outer I In testimony whereof We do affixour signaseetion having an opening therethroug h optures, in presence oftwo Witnesses.

posite the inner section, a thin backing secured to the inside of saidouter section over said, opening, and forming a key receiving; andholding recess, and a transparent seal on 1 the outside of the outersection and closing the recess and holding the key therein.

FRANK F. GOKEY. WILLIAM R. CHAMBERS. WILLIAM E. LAPRESE. Witnesses:

ELBRIDGE S. ADsIT, JAMES A. KELLEY.

